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Losing Personal Info On A Laptop Could Get You Charged

E5Rebel writes "The UK's data protection watchdog has called for legislation that would punish corporate or government officials with access to the public's personal data ... who lose it. Unencrypted laptops with this personal information which are lost or stolen will see their owners facing criminal charges. 'HM Revenue and Customs is among the organisations that have recently suffered high profile data security breaches as a result of laptops being lost or stolen. The HMRC laptop containing taxpayer data was encrypted - but other organisations have often failed to encrypt their machines.'"

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  1. Re:About Bloody Time by mgblst · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yes, damn then and there taxes, it doesn't cost that much to build a road, rail, telecommunication system. It is all just a joke.

    If you ever happen to use the roads, or catch a train, or use a phone, or watch tv, why don't you think about how much it would cost you alone to build any one of those things. Even is you collected all the taxes you will pay in your lifetime, you wouldn't be able to afford a road to the next village. People like you are a joke. Fuck of then, and live in the forest, where you don't have or need to pay taxes.